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This study was performed to test whether biosynthesis of tachykinins plays a pivotal role in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced airway alteration by analyzing preprotachykinin-I (PPT-I, a precursor of tachykinins) gene expression. Brown-Norway rats (11-12 wk old) were divided into four groups: control; LPS; dimethylthiourea (DMTU, an effective hydroxyl radical scavenger); and DMTU+LPS. Each animal in the control group received saline treatment. Forty-nine animals in the LPS group were further divided into seven subgroups to test effects of doses and length of the LPS treatment. Total RNA extracted from nodose ganglia and lungs was used to assay relative amount of PPT-I mRNA using the real-time quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction. In addition, LPS-induced alterations in airway responses to bronchial constrictors, neutral endopeptidase (NEP) gene expression, leukocyte counts, and SP and calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) levels were determined. LPS (4 mg/kg, intraperitoneal) raised significantly PPT-I mRNA level after 4 h in nodose ganglia and 12 h in the lung, and this elevation sustained for 5 d. Also, LPS caused significant increases in NEP mRNA, SP and CGRP levels, airway reactivity to capsaicin and SP, and neutrophil counts, but a significant decrease in macrophage count. Our data support that LPS-induced bronchial hyperreactivity to capsaicin is related closely to the upregulation of tachykinin gene expression, but not the upregulation of NEP.
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- Hsueh-Yin Huang
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, No. 1, Sec. 1, Jen-Ai Road, Taipei 100, Taiwan
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Ruan T, Ho CY, Kou YR. Afferent vagal pathways mediating respiratory reflexes evoked by ROS in the lungs of anesthetized rats. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2003; 94:1987-98. [PMID: 12524382 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01047.2002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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We investigated the afferent vagal pathways mediating respiratory reflexes evoked by reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the lungs of anesthetized rats. Spontaneous inhalation of 0.2% aerosolized H(2)O(2) acutely evoked initial bradypnea followed by delayed tachypnea, which was frequently mixed with delayed augmented inspiration. The initial response was abolished after perivagal capsaicin treatment (PCT), but was prolonged during vagal cooling (VC) to 7 degrees C; PCT and VC are known to differentially block the conduction of unmyelinated C and myelinated fibers, respectively. The delayed responses were eliminated during VC but emerged earlier after PCT. Vagotomy, catalase (an antioxidant for H(2)O(2)), dimethylthiourea (an antioxidant for. OH), or deferoxamine (an antioxidant for. OH) largely or totally suppressed these reflexive responses, whereas sham nerve treatment, heat-inactivated catalase, saline vehicle, or iron-saturated deferoxamine failed to do so. These results suggest that 1) the H(2)O(2)-evoked initial and delayed airway reflexes are antagonistic and may result from stimulation of lung C fibers and rapidly adapting receptors, respectively, and 2) the reflex effects of H(2)O(2) are, in part, due to the action of. OH on these afferents.
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- Ting Ruan
- Institute of Physiology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, and Department of Otolaryngology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei 112, Taiwan
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Freed AN, McCulloch S, Meyers T, Suzuki R. Neurokinins modulate hyperventilation-induced bronchoconstriction in canine peripheral airways. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003; 167:1102-8. [PMID: 12574071 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200201-055oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This study was designed to test the hypotheses that (1) neurokinin (NK) receptor activity modulates hyperventilation-induced bronchoconstriction (HIB) in canine peripheral airways and (2) NK receptor activity is stimulated via hyperventilation-induced eicosanoid production and release. A bronchoscope was used in anesthetized dogs to record peripheral airway resistance (Rp); to test airway reactivity to NK A (NKA), substance P, and hypertonic saline; and to examine HIB before and after combined treatment with NK-1 (CP 99,994) and NK-2 (SR 48,968) receptor antagonists. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid cells, prostaglandin D2, and cysteinyl leukotrienes from hyperventilated airways pretreated with either vehicle or NK antagonists were also measured. Pretreatment with NK-1 and NK-2 antagonists significantly attenuated HIB and the response to substance P, virtually abolished the response to NKA, and had little effect on the response to HS. Blockade of NK-1 and NK-2 receptors did not affect either the cell profiles or the mediator concentrations recovered in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid after hyperventilation. We conclude that NKs modulate the development of HIB and appear to do so via hyperventilation-induced eicosanoid production and release.
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- Arthur N Freed
- Department of Environmental Heatlh Sciences, School of Public Health, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
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Lai YL, Lee SC, Lai LC, Hu FC, Tsai TL, Tsai YF. Catecholamines in hyperpnoea-induced airway constriction of guinea pigs. JOURNAL OF AUTONOMIC PHARMACOLOGY 2001; 21:151-7. [PMID: 11844023 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2680.2001.00220.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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1. We found previously that propranolol augments hyperpnoea-induced bronchoconstriction (HIB). This study was performed to investigate the underlying mechanism of this aug- menting action of propranolol. 2. In the first series, 45 young Hartley guinea-pigs were divided into five groups: control; propranolol; adrenalectomy; metoprolol and reserpine. Each animal underwent three periods: baseline, hyperpnoea, and recovery. For each animal 1 ml of arterial blood was sampled during the baseline and recovery periods. 3. Treatments of propranolol, metoprolol, and reserpine caused significant decreases in both dynamic respiratory compliance (Crs) and forced expiratory volume in 0.1 s (FEV0.1) during the baseline period. Hyperpnoea caused slight but not significant decreases in Crs, FEV0.1, and maximal expiratory flow at 50% total lung capacity (TLC) (V(max50)) during the recovery period in the control group. Propranolol, but not other treatments, significantly augmented these decreases (indicating HIB). Plasma noradrenaline and adrenaline levels in the reserpine group were not detectable. The above treatments or hyperpnoea did not induce any significant effect on the plasma noradrenaline level. Plasma adrenaline level of the control group was higher than that of either adrenalectomy or reserpine group during the baseline and the recovery periods. 4. In the second series, we avoided repeated blood samplings. Forty-eight animals were evenly divided into two groups: control and propranolol. Each group was again evenly divided into three subgroups: baseline; hyperpnoea, and recovery. Five minutes into the recovery period, we demonstrated HIB in the control group. In terms of V(max50), this HIB was significantly augmented by propranolol. Plasma noradrenaline and adrenaline levels, however, were not significantly altered by either hyperpnoea or propranolol. 5. Taken together, these data suggest that propranolol-augmented HIB has no direct relationship with decreased catecholamine activity.
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- Y L Lai
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Hsu TH, Lai YL, Kou YR. Wood smoke-induced airway hyperreactivity in guinea pigs: time course, and role of leukotrienes and hydroxyl radical. Life Sci 2000; 66:971-80. [PMID: 10724444 DOI: 10.1016/s0024-3205(99)00662-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A prior airway exposure to wood smoke induces a tachykinin-dependent increase in airway responsiveness to the subsequent smoke inhalation in guinea pigs (Life Sci. 63: 1513, 1998). To further investigate the time course of, and the contribution of other chemical mediators to, this smoke-induced airway hyperresponsiveness (SIAHR), two smoke challenges (each 10 ml) separated by 30 min were delivered into the lungs of anesthetized guinea pigs by a respirator. In the control animals, the SIAHR was evidenced by the bronchoconstrictive response to the second smoke challenge (SM2) which was approximately 5.2-fold greater than that to the first challenge (SM1). This SIAHR was alleviated by shortening the elapsed time between SM1 and SM2 to 10 min or by extending it to 60 min, and was abolished by extending it to 120 min. This SIAHR was reduced by pretreatment with either MK-571 (a leukotriene D4-receptor antagonist) or dimethylthiourea (a hydroxyl radical scavenger), but was not affected by pretreatment with either pyrilamine (a histamine H1-receptor antagonist) or indomethacin (a cyclooxygenase inhibitor). The smoke-induced reduction in the neutral endopeptidase activity (a major enzyme for tachykinin degradation) measured in airway tissues excised 30 min post SM1 was largely prevented by pretreatment with dimethylthiourea. However, this reduction was not seen in airway tissues excised 120 min post SM1. These results suggest that 1) the SIAHR to inhaled wood smoke has a rapid onset time following smoke inhalation and lasts for less than two hours, 2) leukotrienes and hydroxyl radical may play contributory roles in the development of this SIAHR, and 3) hydroxyl radical is the major factor responsible for the smoke-induced inactivation of airway neutral endopeptidase, which may possibly participate in the development of this SIAHR.
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- T H Hsu
- Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Lai YL, Chiou WY, Lu FJ, Chiang LY. Roles of oxygen radicals and elastase in citric acid-induced airway constriction of guinea-pigs. Br J Pharmacol 1999; 126:778-84. [PMID: 10188991 PMCID: PMC1565858 DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Antioxidants attenuate noncholinergic airway constriction. To further investigate the relationship between tachykinin-mediated airway constriction and oxygen radicals, we explored citric acid-induced bronchial constriction in 48 young Hartley strain guinea-pigs, divided into six groups: control; citric acid; hexa(sulphobutyl)fullerenes + citric acid; hexa(sulphobutyl)fullerenes + phosphoramidon + citric acid; dimethylthiourea (DMTU) + citric acid; and DMTU + phosphoramidon + citric acid. Hexa(sulphobutyl)fullerenes and DMTU are scavengers of oxygen radicals while phosphoramidon is an inhibitor of the major degradation enzyme for tachykinins. Animals were anaesthetized, paralyzed, and artificially ventilated. Each animal was given 50 breaths of 4 ml saline or citric acid aerosol. We measured dynamic respiratory compliance (Crs), forced expiratory volume in 0.1 (FEV0.1), and maximal expiratory flow at 30% total lung capacity (Vmax30) to evaluate the degree of airway constriction. Citric acid, but not saline, aerosol inhalation caused marked decreases in Crs, FEV0.1 and Vmax30, indicating marked airway constriction. This constriction was significantly attenuated by either hexa(sulphobutyl)fullerenes or by DMTU. In addition, phosphoramidon significantly reversed the attenuating action of hexa(sulphobutyl)fullerenes, but not that of DMTU. Citric acid aerosol inhalation caused increases in both lucigenin- and t-butyl hydroperoxide-initiated chemiluminescence counts, indicating citric acid-induced increase in oxygen radicals and decrease in antioxidants in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. These alterations were significantly suppressed by either hexa(sulphobutyl)fullerenes or DMTU. An elastase inhibitor eglin-c also significantly attenuated citric acid-induced airway constriction, indicating the contributing role of elastase in this type of constriction. We conclude that both oxygen radicals and elastase play an important role in tachykinin-mediated, citric acid-induced airway constriction.
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- Y L Lai
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, ROC.
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Aerosolized elastase has been shown to produce airway constriction in guinea pigs. In this study, we examined whether endogenous elastase plays a role in isocapnic hyperpnea-induced airway constriction using an elastase inhibitor, eglin-c. The study was divided into three experiments. In the first experiment, we used an elastase inhibitor, eglin-c, to suppress hyperpnea-induced bronchoconstriction. Twenty-two young male Hartley guinea pigs were divided into three groups: control (n=8), eglin-c(1) (a lower dose of eglin-c, n=7), and eglin-c(2) (a higher dose of eglin-c, n=7). In the second experiment, we tested whether eglin-c affects pulmonary function following 15 min of normal air ventilation in two groups of animals: control (n=8) and eglin-c (n=8). In the third experiment, animals were divided into two groups: control (n=7) and compound 48/80 (a mast cell degranulating agent, n=7). Airway function was examined in the anesthetized-paralyzed animal. In the first and third experiments, 15 min of isocapnic hyperpnea caused marked decreases in dynamic respiratory compliance, forced expiratory flow at 0.1 s and maximal expiratory flow at 50% total lung capacity, demonstrating hyperpnea-induced airway constriction. This bronchoconstriction was significantly attenuated by eglin-c and by pretreatment with compound 48/80. In the second experiment, eglin-c did not significantly affect bronchial function following normal air ventilation. These data suggest that elastase released from mast cells directly or indirectly induces hyperpnea-induced bronchoconstriction.
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- Y L Lai
- Department of Physiology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei.
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Lin CW, Lai YL. Tachykinins in propranolol-augmented, hyperpnoea-induced bronchoconstriction in Taida guinea-pigs: effects of dimethylthiourea. JOURNAL OF AUTONOMIC PHARMACOLOGY 1998; 18:139-47. [PMID: 9754634 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2680.1998.1830139.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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1. The present authors recently found that a marked hyperpnoea-induced bronchoconstriction (HIB) only occurred in guinea-pigs after treatment with propranolol, a non-selective beta-adrenoceptor antagonist. This study investigated tachykinin-dependent and antioxidant-modulated mechanisms for this propranolol-augmented HIB. 2. Guinea-pigs were pre-treated with an antioxidant, dimethylthiourea (DMTU), or saline for 3 days. On the day of study, each animal was given a dose of propranolol (0.5 mg kg(-1)), then the airway function was examined in the anaesthetized-paralysed animal before, during and after hyperpnoea with a dry 95% O2:5% CO2 gas mixture. Tracheal neutral endopeptidase (NEP) activity and plasma substance P (SP) level were measured after functional study. 3. In the presence of propranolol, HIB was augmented, and was found to be associated with decreased NEP activity and an increased plasma SP level. The augmented HIB was attenuated by DMTU. 4. Therefore, the present results suggest that propranolol-augmented HIB is tachykinin-dependent and is modulated by DMTU.
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- C W Lin
- Department of Physiology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei
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Lai YL, Chiou WY, Chiang LY. Fullerene Derivatives Attenuate Bronchoconstriction Induced by Xanthine-Xanthine OxidaseX. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1997. [DOI: 10.1080/15363839708013317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Zhang HQ, Tai HH, Lai YL. Oxygen radicals in the nonvagal component of noncholinergic airway constriction. RESPIRATION PHYSIOLOGY 1996; 104:213-20. [PMID: 8893367 DOI: 10.1016/0034-5687(96)00004-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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To test the hypothesis that oxygen radicals play an important role in the nonvagal component of the noncholinergic bronchoconstriction in vivo, 37 guinea pigs weighing 329 +/- 8 g were randomly divided into five groups: group 1, vagotomy; group 2, vagotomy + CAT (catalase); group 3, vagotomy + SOD (superoxide dismutase); group 4, vagotomy + PBN (alpha-phenyl-N-tert-butyl nitrone); and group 5, capsaicin pretreatment. CAT, SOD, and PBN are antioxidants. Each animal was anesthetized, paralyzed, artificially ventilated, and pretreated with atropine and phenoxybenzamine. Immediately after acute capsaicin challenge, animals in group 1 exhibited decreases in maximal expiratory flow, dynamic respiratory compliance, and total lung capacity, as well as an increase in functional residual capacity, indicating noncholinergic airway constriction. The bronchoconstriction was significantly ameliorated by SOD and PBN, and it was almost abolished by capsaicin pretreatment. Thirty minutes after acute capsaicin challenge, there was a significant decrease in airway NEP activity and an increase in lung substance P level in group 1 but not in other groups. These results indicate that nonvagal component of noncholinergic bronchoconstriction is partially modulated by oxygen radicals.
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- H Q Zhang
- Division of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, College of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40536, USA
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Zhang HQ, Tai HH, Lai YL. Age-dependent mechanism in guinea pig bronchoconstriction induced by exsanguination. RESPIRATION PHYSIOLOGY 1995; 99:361-9. [PMID: 7539541 DOI: 10.1016/0034-5687(94)00103-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Age-related mechanism in exsanguination-induced bronchoconstriction (EIB) was studied in guinea pigs. We used a total of 36 guinea pigs divided into three age categories (immature, adolescent, and mature). Each age category was separated into two groups: control and catalase (CAT). CAT is an antioxidant. Both saline (the control group) and CAT were instilled intratracheally 30 min before exsanguination. The animals were anesthetized, sternotomized and exsanguinated. Maximal expiratory flow (Vmax) was measured both before and 1-30 min after exsanguination. In the control group, exsanguination caused gradual decreases in both total lung capacity (TLC) and Vmax at 50% baseline TLC, and an increase in minimal lung volume, indicating EIB. EIB occurred faster in the immature than in the adolescent and mature guinea pigs, and it was significantly ameliorated by CAT. In 36 additional animals tested before exsanguination, there was no age-related change in either airway neutral endopeptidase (NEP) activity or lung tissue substance P level. Thirty minutes after exsanguination in the control groups, airway NEP activity decreased significantly in all age categories, while lung tissue substance P level increased significantly only in the immature category. CAT prevented most of these NEP and substance P changes. These data suggest that exsanguination increases production of oxygen radicals, which inactivate NEP and enhance breakdown of substance P precursor; the increased tachykinin levels induce EIB. Furthermore, our data indicate that this chain reaction is age-dependent, with a faster and more severe reaction in immature guinea pigs.
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- H Q Zhang
- Division of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Lexington, KY 40536, USA
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